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 | In This Issue of Focus- May Drop In Details Drop In May 17th
Our next Drop In will be on ACS National sponsor Lemac has a tradition of presenting an annual NAB Report on video. This year's report will be the feature of this months Drop In. Known for their informative content and very entertaining style these films have been to date directed and shot by Lemac founder the late John Bowring ACS and the 2012 version promises to capture the essence of what John started all those years ago. It's bound to be an entertaining Drop In.
Thank you to cinematographer Steve Williams and producer Martin Walsh for making time to come along to our last Drop In and screening their film "The Battle of Long Tan".
ACS 2012 National Awards for Cinematography
The 2012 ACS National Awards for Cinematography were held in Sydney on Saturday 5th May at the Manly Pacific Hotel. Hosted this year by ACS NSW/ACT and well attended by over two hundred members, guests and sponsors this ACS night of nights was a huge success. Thanks go to NSW committee members involved in this year's production but especially to David and Marianne Wakeley for their tireless efforts in ensuring the success of the evening. It sure was a great night - you'll find links to the winners list, photos of the evening and winners video clips below. Thank you to National sponsor Showreelfinder for hosting the videos.
Highlights of the Awards evening included three cinematographers being inducted into the ACS Hall of Fame. Thanks also to NSW member and rock 'n roller Pieter de Vries ACS and his "Allstars" who, with the hypnotic beat of their bass, sax and drums, whipped the crowd into a frenzy. The Shadowcatchers Book Launch Invitation
It's been heard on good authority that a couple of copies of The Shadowcatchers have been seen "in the wild". This can mean only one thing - the launch of the much anticipated ACS book is imminent. In fact, from our National President: Greetings ACS colleagues, See the link below to RSVP
A Well Deserved WinWhile we're on the subject of our recent National Awards, as we have been, it should be noted that a raffle was held there to raise additional funds for The Shadowcatchers project. First prize was The Shadowcatchers hard copy #1 and the winner....... recently retired long standing AC Magazine editor Butch Calderwood OAM ACS. A more worthy recipient of this prize I don't think we could find so congratulations to a well deserving Butch. Careless Love
You may remember that at a recent NSW Drop In night cinematographer Kathryn Milliss and producer Geoff Burton ACS presented a screening of Careless Love, a film directed by John Duigan. The film tells the story of Linh, a Vietnamese Australian university student who secretly starts part-time work as an escort. Managing to keep her two lives separate, she develops an affinity with one of her clients, an enigmatic American art dealer who books her on a regular basis. But when she falls for a fellow student her worlds collide and she must deal with the emotional chaos that follows. Careless Love opens nationally on the 17th May and in Sydney can be seen at at: Distributer Antidote Films is happy to be able to supply two lucky NSW/ACT members double passes to the film. The first two people to email - double pass offer after 1:00pm on May 15th will win double passes to a Sydney screening. For more info about the film click the link below.
Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout 2012Of late the Zacuto Great Camera Shootouts have proved to be very informative and popular. Now there's another - the 2012 version. National ACS sponsor AFTRS will screen results of this latest "shootout" at: The cameras involved are: For further details and to sign up to attend the screening click the link below.
The Zen of BennettScreening Monday, June 18. Commencing at 6.30pm
Directed by Unjoo Moon with RSVP essential by June 11 to president@austcine.org.au as places are limited. View the trailer of this absorbing documentary at:
Last Weeks - Red Apple iPad CompetitionACS NSW Platinum sponsor and National Awards Partner Red Apple Camera Rentals are giving away the New Apple iPad in their latest competition. To enter, simply take a "Red Apple" themed photo in a fun and creative way then email it to info@redapplecamerarentals.com by June 30th 2012. The most creative photo will be awarded the New Apple iPad. The winner will be announced on the Red Apple website and facebook pages shortly after the competition closes. Red Apple wish you good luck and happy snapping. AACTA Membership Reduction for Accredited ACS MembersAFI | AACTA recognises that it is critical for Australian screen practitioners to be engaged with and be a member of their representative industry guild. We are therefore pleased to be able to continue our partnership and provide reduced AACTA membership with ACS. In order to expand our services and membership program, we have revised our price structure and as such, we invite accredited members of ACS to become members of AACTA at the rate of $80 (full AACTA membership is $110). A saving of over 25%. For more information please click the link below.
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